Loose body of the elbow mimicking tumor
Krajca-Radcliffe, J.B.; Nicholas, R.W.; Shah, H.R.
Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society 90(2): 70-72
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-1858 PMID: 8407731 Document Number: 413248
Distinguishing between calcific soft-tissue masses and intra-articular loose bodies about the elbow can be difficult. We present the case of a 59-year-old woman with a slowly enlarging soft-tissue mass about the elbow. History, physical examination, and diagnostic studies did not establish a definite diagnosis, nor did they rule out the possibility of a neoplastic process. Excisional biopsy revealed a loose body contained in a cystic mass with elbow joint communication.